Geochem
XRD
X-ray Diffraction
PAGASA
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration
MPSA
Mineral Production Sharing Agreement
ECC
Environmental Compliance Certificate
RA 7942
Philippine Mining Act of 1995
AAS
Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy
PNOC
Philippine National Oil Company
PMRC
Philippine Mineral Reporting Code
ECA
Environmentally Critical Area
RA 7076
People’s Small-Scale Mining Act of 1991
PPM
Parts per million
NDRRMC
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
ACP
Accredited Competent Person
PEISS
Philippine Environmental Impact Statement System
Geology Profession Act of 2012
ICP-MS
Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
PHIVOLCS
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
SEG
Society of Economic Geologists
NMTM
National Mining Tenement Map
PD 1586
Philippine Environmental Impact Statement System (PEISS)
EPMA-WDS
Electron Probe Micro-Analysis coupled with Wavelength-Dispersive Spectroscopy
NAMRIA
National Mapping and Resource Information Authority
IUGS
International Union of Geological Sciences
NCIP-FPIC-CP
National Commission on Indigenous Peoples – Free, Prior and Informed Consent – Certification Precondition.
RA 10121
Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010